Some of the largest oilsands producers in the province were forced to shut down or curtail operations due to the May wildfire. Damage to oilsands projects was minimal but analysts say restarting operations took longer than expected.

Crews work to clean up the wildfire destruction in Fort McMurray Alta., on June 24, 2016. The Alberta government says it will post online the resumes of companies that want to rebuild homes destroyed or damaged by the Fort McMurray wildfires in a move to help residents make informed choices.

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Burned trees are shown in Saprae Creek near Fort McMurray Alta, on Friday June 3, 2016. Analysts say lost oilsands production from the Fort McMurray wildfires could top 30 million barrels and cost the industry upwards of $1.4 billion.

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Street signs still stand in a Fort McMurray neighbourhood devastated by wildfire.

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Rubble from a burned out home is seen on Silin Forest Road in Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

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Workers put out markers around a devastated area of Timberlea in Fort McMurray Alta, on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

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The devastated area of Timberlea in Fort McMurray Alta, on Thursday, June 2, 2016. Members of the community are slowly being allowed back into their homes.

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A resident of the Timberlea neighbourhood looks over the damage of the area in Fort McMurray, Alta, on Thursday, June 2, 2016. Members of the community are slowly being allowed back into their homes.

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A family photo lies among the burnt rubble in the Timberlea neighbourhood in Fort McMurray Alta, on Thursday, June 2, 2016. Members of the community are slowly being allowed back into their homes.

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A burned-out vehicle is seen in the Timberlea neighbourhood as residents re-enter fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

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Burned-out homes and vehicles are seen in the Timberlea neighbourhood as residents re-enter fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

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Burned-out homes and vehicles are seen in the Timberlea neighbourhood as residents re-enter fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

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A burned-out bulldozer sits among the rubble in Fort McMurray Alta, on Thursday June 2, 2016. Members of the community are slowly being allowed back into their homes.

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Burned-out homes and vehicles are seen in the Timberlea neighbourhood as residents re-enter fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

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Burned-out homes and vehicles are seen in the Timberlea neighbourhood as residents re-enter fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

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Burned-out homes and vehicles are seen in the Timberlea neighbourhood as residents re-enter fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

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A man stands where his garage used to be in the Timberlea neighbourhood as people re-enter fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

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Residents survey the damage to their homes in the Timberlea neighbourhood as people re-enter fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

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Residents survey the damage to their homes in the Timberlea neighbourhood as people re-enter fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

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Residents survey the damage to their homes in the Timberlea neighbourhood as people re-enter fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

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A man surveys damage to his home in the Timberlea neighbourhood as people re-enter fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

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Residents survey the damage to their homes in the Timberlea neighbourhood as people re-enter fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

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A man looks through rubble in the Timberlea neighbourhood as residents re-enter fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

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Burned-out homes and vehicles are seen in the Timberlea neighbourhood as residents re-enter fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

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Extensive damage caused by a previous house explosion in the Dickinsfield neighbourhood is seen in Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

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Extensive damage caused by a previous house explosion in the Dickinsfield neighbourhood is seen in Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

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Extensive damage caused by a previous house explosion in the Dickinsfield neighbourhood is seen in Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

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Smoke rises from buildings destroyed by a wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alta., in this May 6, 2016, handout still from video.

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Burnt out trees are shown in Fort McMurray, Alta., in a May 13, 2016, file photo.

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A giant fireball is visible as a wildfire rips through the forest by Highway 63, 16 kilometres south of Fort McMurray, Alta on Saturday, May 7, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward